Yoko Ono is known for being the wife of the famous John Lennon and the scapegoat accused of having dissolved the pop/rock group the Beatles. Unfortunately, she is less known and given less credit in the media for being a fantastic alternative artist. Ono focuses on installation, performance and conceptual art. Installation art is defined by the artist taking an entire space, room, or building such as a museum and transforming it into his or her art exhibit. Patrons enter to see an exhibit and are surrounded not only by the art, but by the emotions that fill the room represented by the artwork (DeWitte 240). Conceptual art is created when an artist has an idea, but the execution and follow-through are done secondarily, and usually by another group of people who participate in constructing or viewing the art (DeWitte 240). This art form usually comes to life when the audience takes action to fully form the artist's idea. Performance art is when an artist puts their own artistic styles and thoughts into action. It is emotional, sometimes tells a vague story that is open to interpretation, is told in front of a live audience, and most importantly, is rarely repeated (DeWitte 240). Since it is almost never repeated, the audience has a unique experience. . These styles are the best definition of what kind of artist Yoko Ono is; wanting the audience to be captivated and be part of the art-making process. The first artwork that jumps out as a beautiful piece of conceptual artwork is his work, “The Wishing Tree for Liverpool”. Yoko Ono had the idea of a tree full of paper wishes. He was asking for help from the general public at the Bluecoat Arts Center in Liverpool to make it happen. The...... center of the card...... is the core of the workers and makes them think positively through simple acts of kindness and self-reassurance. Works Cited Allen, Angela. “The War Is Over (If You Want It): Yoko Ono.” Soot magazine. Np, November 19, 2013. Web. April 30, 2014. DeWitte, Debra J. Gateway to the Arts. (2012). New York: New York. Thames and Hudson. 244. Print.Jones, Jonathan. “Yoko Ono Exhibition at Guggenheim Sheds Light on Pioneering Conceptual Artist.” The Guardian. March 13, 2014. Web. May 1. 2014. Persse, Jason. “Yoko Ono: Soprano Vocal Piece / Whispered Piece / Wish Tree at MoMA [NY, USA].” IMAGINE PEACE.5 November 2010. Archive 11543. Web. 01 May 2014.Rhee, J. “PERFORMING THE OTHER: THE YOKO ONO PIECE.” History of art. 28:96–118. (2005). Press. April 30, 2014. "Yoko Ono Screams at Art Exhibition! (Original)." YouTube. YouTube, September 10, 2010. Web. May 1 2014. .
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